A heavily traveled section of I-95 collapsed in Philadelphia on Sunday morning after a tanker truck burst into flames underneath it. The massive smoky blaze broke around 6 a.m. near the Cottman Avenue exit right beneath a northbound overpass in the Tacony neighborhood. Parts of the overpass were reduced to rubble as the stretch of the major highway collapsed.
The highway catastrophe led to all lanes of the interstate being shut down between the exits of Woodhaven Road in northeast Philadelphia and Aramingo Avenue in the Port Richmond neighborhood. “Today’s going to be a long day,” said Dominick Mireles, director of Philadelphia’s Office of Emergency Management, at a press conference. “And obviously with 95 northbound gone and southbound questionable, it’s going to be even longer than that. The roadway’s gone.”
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this is not the first time a fire destroyed a part of 95. back 20 some years ago it was a used tire fire that shut down a large part it as well. about the same area though. took 2 years before it reopened.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the unions did this for the work ? dave in pa.
What are the odds this happens just when the tanker is under the underpass?
ReplyDeletejust another excuse to push us into their "15 minute cities" right? even if it wasn't planned like the train derailments, they can push the narrative to suit their purpose.
ReplyDelete-- Chi.